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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2019 Audi Q3 Recalls

The 2019 Audi Q3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 11, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Audi Q3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
10

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2019 Audi Q3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2019 Audi Q3

Steering

Campaign
26V590000
Reported
September 11, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 208,724
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021 Q3, 2 other models

26V590000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems

Campaign
22V815000
Reported
October 31, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 296,044
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
Same campaign
also 9 other models

22V815000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: critical fasteners

Campaign
21V027000
Reported
January 27, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 1
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2019 Audi Q3

21V027000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
20V273000
Reported
May 13, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 3,024
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2019 Audi Q3

20V273000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2019 Audi Q3 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2019 Audi Q3, the newest on April 24, 2025.

In complaints about the 2019 Audi Q3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the engine (20%) and the fuel/propulsion system (20%).

None of the 2019 Audi Q3's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System3
  • Engine2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Forward Collision Avoidance1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2019 Audi Q3 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20204
20211
20223
20231
20251

Complaints about the 2019 Audi Q3 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 4. 80% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 10 complaints about the 2019 Audi Q3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi Q3 by model year

Other 2019 Audi models

Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted